1. Industry Institute interaction

2. Introduction
Technical Education forms the backbone of development of a nation.
Industry is the major consumer of technical institution product.
The real requirement of industry will be explored only through effective interaction with them.
Interaction between the industry and institute is now widely recognized.
The industry is poised to face Global competion. unemployment & underemployment.
A good & vibrant Industry institute Interaction is always required by both sides

3. OBJECTIVES Bridging the gap between Industry and Institute.
Promotion and co-ordination of consultancy services.
Use of resources from industries and the institute for benefit of industries, students and society.
Making available Institute infrastructural facilities to the industries and vice versa.
Creation of Industries Institute Expertise Database.
Forecasting the technical manpower requirement for Industry.
Training and the knowledge update through faculty exchange.
Joint R&D activities
Enhancement in use of testing facilities for industries.
Short term courses for manpower development
for industries and curriculum update.

4. CAUSES OF POOR INTERACTION
Lack of interest from both sides.
Curriculum is not planned as per as the job profile
Education imparted is not job oriented.
Examination system puts emphasis on the reproduction of memorized facts.
Insufficient teaching time and learning time because of late admissions and more number of holidays.
Obsolete lab facilities do not attract industry to interact with the institute.

5. Continue… Lack of work recognitions in the institutions.
Rigidity of rules and regulations and lack of autonomy.
Passive response from Industries regarding the assessment procedure of the students.
Goals and objectives of education system and the Industrial system do not match fully.
Both the system have not fully realized about the problem of interaction and partnership.
Government regarding interaction & partnership between the industry and institute does not giving proper attention.

6. MODES OF INTERACTION Institute to Industry. Industry to Institute.
Industry-Institute Joint Efforts
Other Strategies

7. Institute to Industry
I. Student visit to the Industry as a part of their course:-
II. Industrial tour of students:- This gives them good organizational experiences.
III. Practical Training / Student internship:-This gives students good industrial exposures.
IV. Student Project in Industry:- Some students may be encouraged to undertake their final year project in industry partly or fully with a joint supervisor.
V. Teacher Deputation to Industry: - Teacher should spend the two months of vacation in the Industry. Teacher must work on a specific project at industry and submit a report to institute on return and deliver a seminar talk.

8. Industry to Institute
I. Depute Persons for higher degrees to Institute
II. Continuing education of their staff must be a continuing activity of any progressive industry.
III. Assign Consultancy Jobs to Institute.
Sponsor R&D Projects to Institutes.
Industry sponsored short term course or depute industry staff in institute.
Resource persons from industry to institute.
a. Adjunct faculty from industry.
b. Expert Lecture from Senior Industry Personnel.

9. Industry-Institute Joint Efforts
I. Jointly Conducting Training/Awareness Programme for Industry / Institute People.
II.Organizing seminars/Symposium/ Awareness Programme for Industry/Institute People.
III. Undertaking Any Social Responsibility.
IV. Industry-Institute merger / adaptation of institutes / programmes by industry.

10. Other Strategies
I. Establishing Entrepreneurship Development Cell at the institute level. (AICTE role)
II. Conducting action Research by making intensive interaction with the industry.

11. BENEFITS OF INDUSTRY INSTITUTE INTERACTION
To Institute
· Greater resource generation.
· Improved quality of faculty.
· More relevant curriculum.
· Better Placement of students.
· Better utilization of expertise and facilitated industry.

12. To Industry
It can have access to the latest technological and management developments.
Industry can keep their workforce updated in terms of skills and knowledge through refresher courses and other training programmes conducted by the institutes.
It is able to get fresh and well trained technical personnel.
Industry can get their research work done through institutions and save cost of R&D.
Reduction in recruiting costs. Cost effective productivity.
Better communication with higher learning centre.
Collaborative research opportunities.

13. To Faculty
It gives good understanding of the industry and helps in building up of useful case studies for improving the quality of future teaching.
It provides an ability to identify research programmes of industrial importance.

14. · Gaining real life experiences.
To Students
· Gaining real life experiences.
· Application of theoretical knowledge.
· Enhancement of oral and written skills.
· Decision making on career choice.
· Paid pre-employment (on-studies training).
· Gaining access to sophisticated instrumentation.
· Understanding the work culture of industries.

15. For Nation
Effective harnessing of the resources, talents and experience within the country.
Greater efforts at self reliance and indigenousness.
Greater financial support to institutions and R&D organizations.
Greater employment of R&D personnel.
Generating sense of pride in the nations among Indians all over the world by providing excellent research findings.

16. SUGGESTIONS FOR BETTER COOPERATON
Academic and administrative autonomy may be granted to institute.
Institute should be provided with adequate transport facility, infrastructural and secretariat support for carrying out these activities.
Industrial training for students should be made compulsory for about one month in a year as a part of the curriculum and it should also be credited.
Sufficient funds for taking up industrial projects should be provided to institutions.

17. The course curriculum should be designed as per job profile and its revision has to be commensurate with requirements of the present and new emerging technological demand.
Adequate lab facility should be created and utilization has to be assured.
Teacher should be sent to industry for practical training for a short period. Benefits in appointments and promotions are given to teachers with good work in industry.

18. Institute should identify the problem of the industry around in his neighborhood and should solve its problems involving students.
Institute should involve in R&D work and should take projects from established industry for updating its technology.
Institute should provide information to industry about the facilities available in Institute, which might be used by the industry for its benefit.
Curriculum of various courses be revised regularly.

19. Students should be encouraged to undertake the final year projects in Industry partly or fully with a joint supervisor from industry.
Industry should give R&D problems to Institute and also provide good training to students under training as they are going to be the important part of industry after completion of the studies.
Experts from the industry should be invited by the Institute regularly to share their practical knowledge with the faculty and students.

20. Conclusion
Role of industry and institution.
Role of government.